Punctuate is a new magazine of creative nonfiction, published online, and once annually in print, by Columbia College Chicago. The first issue will be launched online on October 15th. Punctuate accepts submissions year-round in order to release online content on a weekly basis. Writers can send their nonfiction of any length, style, or subject here and follow Punctuate on Facebook.
Black Lawrence Press is now accepting submissions for their Fall 2015 Black River Chapbook Competition. The Black River chapbook Competition is a semi-annual prize for a chapbook of short fiction or poems open to new, emerging, or established writers. Entries should be between 16 and 36 pages in length. The winner will receive $500 and publication. The deadline for the Fall 2015 Competition is October 31, 2015. The submission fee is $15. More information and submission guidelines can be found on the The Black River Chapbook submission page. Past winners include: Lisa Fay Coutley, Amelia Martens, Charlotte Pence, Russel… Read Article →
The Lascaux Review is now accepting poetry submissions for The Lascaux Prize in Poetry. Deadline for submission is September 30, 2015. Poems may be previously published or unpublished, and simultaneous submissions are accepted. Winner receives $1,000 and publication in The Lascaux Review. Winner and all finalists will be published in The 2016 Lascaux Prize Anthology. Entry fee is $10. Two copies of the anthology will be supplied to every poet appearing in it. Poets may enter more than once, and as many as five poems may be submitted per entry. There are no length restrictions. All styles are welcome. The Lascaux Review is an online literary… Read Article →
Restless Books, an independent publisher of international literature based in Brooklyn, is pleased to announce a new $10,000 writing prize for first-generation American authors, the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing. Restless Books created the prize in order to foster emerging writers of sharp, culture-straddling writing that addresses American identity in a global age and access the often dismissed voices and stories of immigrant peoples. The prize will be awarded annually, each year alternating between fiction and nonfiction. This year, Restless Books is accepting fiction submissions from September through December, 2015 (nonfiction submission period will be… Read Article →
Essay Press, an independent print and digital publisher, is now accepting submissions for its first digital chapbook contest. Submissions are open from August 15 through November 1, 2015. Selections will be made by January. Twelve authors will serve as judges, each selecting one digital chapbook for 2016 publication. Each judge will write an introduction to their selected work. Essay press will then release a new winning chapbook each month in 2016. The ideal manuscript will run roughly 30 to 50 pages, though no manuscript will be denied consideration on account of being too short or too long. Essay… Read Article →
This is a last minute reminder that tomorrow September 7th is the deadline to submit to ZO Magazine’s Poetry and Art Expo. Rewards for poetry submissions are $300 and the first entry is free. To submit and find out more, follow this link to the expo website. *Image copyright John Vega
Crook & Folly, DePaul’s student journal of literature and art, seeks applications from graduate and undergraduate students for two positions as 2016 editors in chief. The application deadline is Wednesday, April 22. Candidates should email a one-page (250-word) application letter describing relevant experience, commitment, and vision for the magazine as an attachment to Professor Borich (bborich@depaul.edu). Interviews will take place in mid-May.
Sixth Annual English Department Spring Conference Friday, May 8, 2015 • Arts & Letters Hall, 2315 North Kenmore Avenue Keynote Speaker Crystal Chan, Author of Bird DePaul English students now have one more week to submit their original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, literary analyses or criticism, and other work to this annual student-run conference. The conference theme is Wonder. The new deadline is Monday, April 15. Please send submissions or inquiries to: egsaconference2015@gmail.com. Submission Guidelines 1. Submit 300- to 500-word abstracts OR complete papers (complete papers are preferred, but abstracts are fine, too) for up to two works… Read Article →
Now that winter quarter is drawing to a close, polish your academic papers and creative pieces—and submit them to DePaul’s English conference (egsaconference2015@gmail.com). Happy spring break!
The DePaul English department’s sixth annual student-run spring conference will take place on Friday, May 8, 2015, in Arts & Letters Hall. DePaulians may submit their original works of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, literary analysis, pedagogical and literary theory, and publishing, professional, and teaching practices. The submission deadline is Monday, April 6, 2015. This year’s conference theme is Wonder, in honor of the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Submission Guidelines Submit 300- to 500-word abstracts OR complete papers (complete papers are preferred, but abstracts are fine, too) for up to two works total: ONE creative… Read Article →
The submission deadline for the University of St. Thomas spring graduate student conference, Postcards from the Edge: Texts and Contexts, has been extended to March 16, 2015. See below for the call for proposals.
The North American Review is accepting proposals for this summer’s bicentennial conference. The creative writing and literature conference will take place at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls June 11–13, 2015. Students may submit proposals for individual papers, panels (three to four panelists), or roundtable discussions (four to six participants). The submission deadline is February 22, 2015. View the official call for papers here.